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Mid term Massucco
Midyear Exam
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English
12th Grade
01/22/2007
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Soliloquy
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A speech by a character alone
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Iambic pentameter
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10 syl aabb rhyme
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Motif
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Reoccuring theme that helps the story
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Symbol
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universal idea
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Theme
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main idea/lesson
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Foil
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similar characters w/ opposite traits
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othello
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gullable
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desdemona
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"strong, pure, loyal"
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barbantio
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"dad,racist,esaily manipulated"
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Cassio
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"charming, nice alcoholic"
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duke
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represents reason
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venice
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reason
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cyprus
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passion
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webs/traps
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spider
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absurdism
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"holding that humans exist ub a meaningles, irrational universe, and any search for order will bring direct conflict with this universe"
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existentialism
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philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indiffrent universe
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aunts
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"supervisor, higher than HM's"
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moira
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"offreds friend, prostitute, jezebel"
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guardians
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guards
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angels
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soldiers
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